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read the article 'Mars Water-Ice Clouds Are Key To Odd Thermal Rhythm'
June 12, 2013
Mars Water-Ice Clouds Are Key To Odd Thermal Rhythm
Source: Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Researchers using NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter have found that temperatures in the Martian atmosphere regularly rise and fall not just once each day, but twice.
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read the article 'Marks On Martian Dunes May Be Tracks Of Dry-Ice Sleds'
June 11, 2013
Source: Jet Propulsion Laboratory

Marks On Martian Dunes May Be Tracks Of Dry-Ice Sleds
NASA research indicates hunks of frozen carbon dioxide -- dry ice -- may glide down some Martian sand dunes on cushions of gas similar to miniature hovercraft, plowing furrows as they go.
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read the article 'NASA Probe Counts Space Rock Impacts On Mars'
May 15, 2013

NASA Probe Counts Space Rock Impacts On Mars
Scientists using images from NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter have estimated that the planet is bombarded by more than 200 small asteroids or bits of comets per year forming craters at least 12.8 feet (3.9 meters) across.
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read the article 'NASA Mars Orbiters Have New Project Managers'
April 17, 2013
Source: Jet Propulsion Laboratory

NASA Mars Orbiters Have New Project Managers
Two NASA spacecraft orbiting Mars, both working long past their original prime missions, have new project managers at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif.
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read the article 'NASA Mars Orbiter Images May Show 1971 Soviet Lander'
April 11, 2013

NASA Mars Orbiter Images May Show 1971 Soviet Lander
Hardware from a spacecraft that the Soviet Union landed on Mars in 1971 might appear in images from NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter.
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Press Release
read the article 'Used Parachute On Mars Flaps In The Wind'
April 3, 2013
Source: Jet Propulsion Laboratory

Used Parachute On Mars Flaps In The Wind
Photos from NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter show how the parachute that helped NASA's Curiosity rover land on Mars last summer has subsequently changed its shape on the ground.
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Status Report
read the article 'Sun in the Way Will Affect Mars Missions in April'
March 20, 2013

Sun in the Way Will Affect Mars Missions in April
The positions of the planets next month will mean diminished communications between Earth and NASA's spacecraft at Mars.
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Press Release
read the article 'NASA Helps See Buried Mars Flood Channels In 3-D'
March 7, 2013
Source: Jet Propulsion Laboratory

NASA Helps See Buried Mars Flood Channels In 3-D
NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter has provided images allowing scientists for the first time to create a 3-D reconstruction of ancient water channels below the Martian surface.
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Press Release
read the article 'Thawing 'Dry Ice' Drives Groovy Action on Mars'
January 24, 2013
Source: Jet Propulsion Laboratory

Thawing 'Dry Ice' Drives Groovy Action on Mars
Researchers using NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter see seasonal changes on far-northern Martian sand dunes caused by warming of a winter blanket of frozen carbon dioxide.
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read the article 'Martian Crater May Once Have Held Groundwater-Fed Lake'
January 20, 2013
Source: Jet Propulsion Laboratory

Martian Crater May Once Have Held Groundwater-Fed Lake
A NASA spacecraft is providing new evidence of a wet underground environment on Mars that adds to an increasingly complex picture of the Red Planet's early evolution.
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Related Information

What does it take to get a spacecraft from Earth all the way to Mars? There are a few key things to consider, as explained in this 60-second video from NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory.
Mars in a Minute: How Do You Get to Mars?
What does it take to get a spacecraft from Earth all the way to Mars? There are a few key things to consider, as explained in this 60-second video from NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory.
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At the center of this view of an area of mid-latitude northern Mars, a fresh crater about 6 meters (20 feet) in diameter holds an exposure of bright material, blue in this false-color image.
Exposed Ice in a Fresh Crater
At the center of this view of an area of mid-latitude northern Mars, a fresh crater about 6 meters (20 feet) in diameter holds an exposure of bright material, blue in this false-color image.
Image Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/University of Arizona




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